Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice is a 1974 film which tells the story of a widow who moves with her young son to Tucson, Arizona to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a diner. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter III , Billy Green Bush, Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, Valerie Curtin , Kris Kristofferson and Jodie Foster.

The movie was written by Robert Getchell and directed by Martin Scorsese.

It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn) and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Diane Ladd) and Best Writing, Original Screenplay.

A television series, Alice, was based on this movie. Vic Tayback played the same role in the series as in the movie. Diane Ladd, not initially appearing in the series, eventually joined the show, but not in her movie role.

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